CSU Certificate Saga: “Address Issues on Forgery Allegation”, Atiku Challenges Tinubu

• Atiku Abubakar's camp has urged President Bola Tinubu to come out clean regarding his academic records
• Paul Ibe, Atiku's aide, made this assertion while raising alarm that Tinubu's camp is working to tarnish the image of the former VP further
• This is coming a few hours after Atiku's wife, Titi Abubakar, claimed Nigerians don't support her pet project because she's married to the politician

FCT, Abuja - Atiku Abubakar, the flagbearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 presidential election, has described attempts by the media team of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to destroy his image as inconsequential.

At a press conference in Abuja on Sunday, October 23, Paul Ibe, an aide to Atiku, made this assertion as he addressed the allegations against Atiku by Tinubu, The Guardian reported.

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They urged Tinubu to stop chasing shadows and put to rest the issues surrounding his certificates obtained from the Chicago State University (CSU).

Ibe said Tinubu's team appears fixated on an inconsequential alleged discrepancy in the day/date of an affidavit deposed to by Atiku to officially change his name over 50 years ago.

As reported by Vanguard, Atiku's camp challenged Tinubu and his team to stop chasing shadows and spare Nigeria's image further damage by coming clean on the myriad of controversies surrounding his "life of forgeries."

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Atiku reacts to alleged certificate forgery

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Atiku responded to allegations that he forged his secondary school certificate with the name "Sadiq Abubakar" in his O'level certificate.

Atiku confirmed that his O'level carried the name "Sadiq Abubakar" but swore an affidavit after he passed his exam to change his name. Dele Momodu, a chieftain of the PDP, confirmed Atiku's response via a social media post on Tuesday, October 10.

Atiku's wife, Titi, accuses Nigerians of not supporting her pet project

Titi Abubakar, the wife of the PDP flagbearer in the 2023 election, has revealed to Nigerians how she was neglected and got no assistance because she is married to Atiku Abubakar.

According to her, people have refused to support her pet project, Women Trafficking and Child Labour Eradication Foundation, just because she is Atiku's wife.

Source: Legit.ng